AEO’s Microbusiness Statistics (MEBS) calculates the percentage of all BUSINESSES that are microbusinesses and provides the field with powerful data that clearly illustrates the prominence of microbusinesses in U.S. communities. MEBS show a breakdown of :

AEO's Microbusiness Employment Statistics calculates the percent of EMPLOYMENT that is attributed to microbusinesses (businesses with five or less employees).

This information provides the industry with accurate, reliable statistics on the economic prevalence of microbusiness in terms of employers and employees through a county-by-county breakdown of three indicators vital to understanding the impact of microbusinesses on the U.S. economy:

total number of microbusinesses;

total microbusiness employment; and

microbusiness as a percentage of total employment.

MEES also includes a rural/urban classification of each county and derives a breakdown of rural/urban microbusiness employment.